Word: half
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Paul Standel, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. On Saturday, Gallwey took the first set from the Middies' number three man, John Griffiths, but lost the second 13-15. However, he bounced back to in the third to down his opponent, 7-5, and win the two and one-half hour marathon...
Going into the homestretch both the Elis and Tigers were sprinting at 40 while the Crimson pushed its stroke up to only a 37. The varsity's time for the Henley distance was 6:37.2, about a length and a half ahead of Yale's 6 42.4 and Princeton...
...extremely exciting finish of a long day of races on the Charles, the Crimson pulled ahead of Penn with three-quarters of a mile to go and then held off a closing Red and Blue sprint to win by half a length...
Taking the stroke up to 35 with a little less than half a mile to go, the Crimson rowers were ahead by almost a length. The varsity held steady at a 35 as Penn sprinted higher and began to catch up while rowing at 37. Penn was still inching up slowly, as the Crimson increased its beat to 37 while the Quakers were flashing towards the finish at a fast 40, The Red and Blue, however, failed to gain any more, and the varsity crossed the line half a length ahead...
...Pennsylvania boat, which was slightly ahead of the Crimson for the first mile, finished the race with only seven oarsmen. Having less than half a mile to go, the number six man blacked out, caught a crab, and was thrown out of the boat...